Aid agencies on the French coast are preparing for a new influx of migrants trying to get to the UK.
But Calais has long been home to those fleeing the Taliban. They just don't usually arrive in France on a military plane.
Next to him, Kankey says he arrived here in France six years ago, after local leaders suspected him of passing information to the army. When they couldn't find him, they killed his father instead.Afghans in Calais say more than 60 people have reached the UK in a week, hidden in refrigerated lorries"I have a mother, a wife and two brothers still in Afghanistan," he told me. "They are really scared. They can't go out, they stay in the house.
As news of Thursday's bomb attacks outside the airport spread, Mohammad's friend Hakim told us that his neighbour was among the dead.Hakim recognised one of the victims of the attack outside Kabul airportAt the beach, Mohammad Wali watches the ferries cross the Channel. Like many here, he wants to get to the UK. Some have given up trying and are claiming asylum in France.
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